179 Chapter 179 Fundraising

If the timeline is pushed back ten to fifteen years, when all kinds of superheroes are distributed in countries around the world like a flood of fish, and superpowers and background settings are more diverse than those of virtual anchors in later generations, from foreign princes to desert gods, it is easy to collide with each other and ordinary people can't tell who is who, it becomes very difficult to be remembered by many people.

Most of the time, third-tier superheroes and villains will become "the guy who looks like Captain America", "a good guy with a similar setting to Iron Man", "Spider-Man copy", "pirated evil Superman", etc. in the mouths of others, although it is a bit sorry for the heroes' efforts, it is a fact. Few people will say that this is an imitation of Batman when they see pointed ears. Maybe everyone tacitly assumes that this appearance must belong to the Bat family.

In short, it is almost impossible for Hercule to have the current fame in a short period of time ten years later.

The alliance has just been established, and people are overly enthusiastic about the first batch of superheroes. Many people spontaneously search for various superhero news on the Internet under the trend of novelty. Hercule can rely on his half-hearted detective work and superpowers in other superhero studios to get much more attention than he expected.

Although he doesn't care about being famous subjectively, it can at least bring him money. If he can't sign a contract with Disney in Florida right away, he won't make impulse purchases in the pet store... At least he will open his email to receive a commission before spending money.

The negative effect of fame is the loss of privacy. He doesn't have a dual identity like Batman, and unlike Stark, he is not down-to-earth when he is not a superhero. This leads to the probability of being recognized when he appears in any public occasion after his appearance is made public in a small range.

But to be honest, what's the problem with being recognized?

Batman once warned him that there is no shortage of lunatics in the world. The psychopaths in Arkham always commit crimes based on their moods. It is wishful thinking to expect to see through the psychopath's plans in advance every time. However, Hercule never cares.

He can't go to see the client with a mask.

Besides, there is no one in the world who can kill him.

...

Later, Hercule thought, I was still careless.

He never expected this situation.

It was already five o'clock in the afternoon after Hibida's full wash and care. Three hours of doing nothing and not having lunch made Hercule hungry and sleepy. While thinking about where in Manhattan he could buy a hot dog under $10, he chatted absent-mindedly with the beautician and hinted that the other party should quickly transfer the cashback to the bank card, which would determine whether he had the opportunity to increase the dinner budget to $20.

Hibida's hair was just combed and shiny, like a freshly baked chocolate bread, and every hair exuded an expensive smell, just like Bruce Wayne attending an important banquet. Hercule poked its head cautiously, and quickly reached out to smooth out the dents - he had to make this exquisite beauty that he paid for last longer.

The detective reverently held the clean cat like a corpse in his arms, intending to go home to wash clothes before putting it back to its original seat.

Once again, he really spent a lot of money, and Hibida must see the results after waking up, otherwise it will be in vain.

The beautician took a few photos of Hibida and took a photo with Hercule and Hibida. He was impressed by this cat who slept from head to toe, and from several live comments, he realized that Hercule might be a big shot. This changed his original idea, and he enthusiastically sent the detective to the door of the pet store.

Then they saw the transparent donation box standing in front of the door.

Hercule thought it was something from the pet store, and since he didn't have extra money to express his love, he planned to walk past it without looking. The accompanying beautician looked at the box again and again in surprise and asked, "Who put it here? How come I don't know?"

The clerk said, "I haven't had time to check it yet. A sneaky guy just threw it here and ran away. I almost thought it was another bomber."

Well, living in a big city is always accompanied by such worries.

Hercule's professional addiction broke out this time and took a few steps back to observe carefully. He found that it was an old plastic donation box. The surface was cleaned up, without stickers or signs. There were a pile of letters stacked inside. There was a very simple text puzzle on the lock of the box. After solving it, the answer was: "To New York Detective Hercule Hugo."

"..."

Disturbed by hunger, he had no patience and stuffed his hand into the box with a grim face, wanting to see where this presumptuous provocation came from. Generally speaking, only Gotham people like to play similar routines, but they didn't expect that one day New York would also fall.

His serious expression infected the beautician and the clerk. They watched him open the envelope nervously and worriedly, ready to call the police at any time.

As a result, several US dollars fell out of the envelope.

Hercule picked up the coins and found that they were genuine banknotes printed with Benjamin Franklin, and there would be no mistakes even if he went to the bank to verify them.

There was also a piece of letter paper in the envelope, with a few words written on it. The first part expressed gratitude to Hercule for solving the serial arson case, and the second part said that her relatives died in the fire. She wanted to repay Hercule but had no way to do so, so she could only use a little money to show her sincerity.

Hercule: "..."

He looked at the unsigned letter silently, took the letter printed out from his computer, and then bent down to pick up the other envelopes in the donation box. He found that most of them had some money in them. Netizens heard that he had been busy recently. The Justice League-related work is a spontaneous act after the Justice League does not accept commissions (the commission email has automatic replies) and the League does not pay wages (as we all know superheroes do charity). The amount is not high, it is piecemeal, and it is a bit like donations from middle school students. smell.

The few who didn't put down any money said they had opened stores in New York, and Hercule was welcome to buy or dine there for free.

Help!

Hercule looked at the beautician silently, and the beautician and the clerk were also looking at him. Both parties looked at each other, and then the beautician smiled awkwardly but politely and said, "How about we give you a full refund?"

"You call the police." Hercule replied decisively.

The New York police also thought it was a bomber.

The operator asked several times before confirming that Hercule had really only picked up a pile of unclaimed dollars. The person involved had no idea what channel the netizens were organizing through, or it was New York’s good neighbor Spider-Man who came over after hearing the news and reminded him:

"Do you remember you had a fan forum?"

“…So it turns out it didn’t close down?”

What to close down!

The new generation of web master Spider-Man kept silent about the fact that he had infiltrated the 'enemy'. He only showed Hercule how active the forum was and suggested that he could help the detective make a semi-official reputation as Spider-Man. , let everyone go to the police station to get the money back. You can thank me later, but don’t do similar things again.

Hercule asked, "Can you post it? If it's too much trouble, no need to."

He will find these netizens who have no sense of distance one by one and ask the police to come to their homes to do anti-fraud propaganda.

"It's no trouble at all!" Spider-Man, wearing a new uniform, said briskly, "I can do it in ten minutes."

And from now on, he will be the first superhero to link up with the detective in the fan forum, great! !

But to be fair, superheroes all over the world will receive gifts, and this is the first time that the gift is money.

After Spider-Man posted the post, he handed the donation box to the New York police officer he had become familiar with recently, and then turned around and asked hesitantly: "Are you serious... I mean, um... the sponsor of the Justice League is not Bruce Wayne. "?" He covered his mouth and whispered, "I know you owe him a lot of money for helping me make this uniform, and I am saving this money, but you are a temporary member of Zhenglian anyway, he is really like the forum. As he said, he never wanted to pay anyone other than Batman?"

**

Bruce Wayne really didn't think about it. In addition to regular night patrols these days, he has focused all his energy on studying Can Luo. Next time he encounters such a crisis, the superheroes must have countermeasures. This resulted in him not immediately seeing the news of the detective’s grand appearance at the Manhattan Pet Shop, but Superman sent him an email:

"I think you should give Hercule's 'human supremacy' a second thought."

Batman, who hadn't slept all night, yawned and opened the door in confusion.

The more he looked, the more "..." his sleepy brain became more awake. People who have nothing to do on the contemporary Internet are really comparable to Leeuwenhoek. They can rely on the appearance of cats and the few words revealed by Hercule to make guesses. Become a detective. Regarding Superman's refutation, he was very dissatisfied: Hibida went from being a beast that hung on a plane and following detectives around to becoming an ordinary cat with the opportunity to go to the bathhouse once a year. How much did Hibida pay in the whole process? Can other non-humans do it?

Superman can give it a try, he's good at it.

Batman didn't care about the video at all, but when he woke up from bed that afternoon, he saw Dick holding the tablet in front of him and saying in a tone that he didn't know whether to say sympathetic or to suppress a laugh: " I have sad news for you, Bruce, the detective is in the NYPD."

What a big deal.

Bruce looked at him calmly and waited for the next step.

Dick was disappointed when he didn't get the reaction he wanted, and continued: "It was the fans of the detective who organized a fund-raising event to prevent him from starving to death on the streets while working for Zhenglian. The detective wanted to return the money, so he came up with it based on his reasoning. The identity of the anonymous donor is inappropriate, so we can only rely on the help of the police.”

Bruce's eyes finally moved. He lifted the quilt, put on his pajamas, got out of bed, and asked, "What's going on?"

Dick followed behind him to explain the cause and effect.

Bruce initially wanted to emphasize that Hercule's access to Manhattan's Internet-famous pet stores meant that he was not broke. Those enthusiastic netizens who thought they could help were completely overthinking it.

But when he walked into the Batcave and checked the bank card consumption record text messages received by Hercule's mobile phone, he actually felt that the fans on the forum were a little far-sighted and knew very well that Hercule had eaten the last meal and not finished it. nature.

This habit seems to date back to the time of the Strange Universe. For a long time, Hercule was unable to obtain a body that gave him a sense of belonging and identity, so he developed a survival mode that was so casual that it could be called muddling along, and he had an extraordinary tolerance for the opinions of strangers.

After all, is the weird way people look at a poor homeless man in the 21st century more serious than the way people look at a cross-headed humanoid in the Strange Universe?

On the other hand, Hercule could have persuaded Argus to create a more "human" body for him in the Universe. Argus had an impeccable image of a young human being in the mid-21st century, so it can be seen that the technical level is not the limiting factor.

It can only be that the detective himself is unwilling. He pretended to be friendly with Argus, and later even he felt that he was more like a monster born by the times than a human.

Bruce had a lot of messy thoughts in an instant.

The reason is that Batman often has similar thoughts when he looks at the reflection in the Gotham River at night.

Dick noticed that the mentor's expression became serious, so he asked: "So you plan to pay the salary to the Justice League?"

The capitalist who was still sympathizing with the detective just now immediately rejected it and said: "No." :,,.